diff --git a/book/src/editor.md b/book/src/editor.md
index 667a7147c..05f5f3ded 100644
--- a/book/src/editor.md
+++ b/book/src/editor.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 | `insert-final-newline` | Whether to automatically insert a trailing line-ending on write if missing | `true` |
 | `trim-final-newlines` | Whether to automatically remove line-endings after the final one on write | `false` |
 | `trim-trailing-whitespace` | Whether to automatically remove whitespace preceding line endings on write | `false` |
+| `pad_selection_index_register` | Whether to align selection indices register with zero padding  | `false` |
 | `popup-border` | Draw border around `popup`, `menu`, `all`, or `none` | `none` |
 | `indent-heuristic` | How the indentation for a newly inserted line is computed: `simple` just copies the indentation level from the previous line, `tree-sitter` computes the indentation based on the syntax tree and `hybrid` combines both approaches. If the chosen heuristic is not available, a different one will be used as a fallback (the fallback order being `hybrid` -> `tree-sitter` -> `simple`). | `hybrid`
 | `jump-label-alphabet` | The characters that are used to generate two character jump labels. Characters at the start of the alphabet are used first. | `"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"`
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index cb9586e79..273e759d9 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub trim_trailing_whitespace: bool,
     /// Enables smart tab
     pub smart_tab: Option<SmartTabConfig>,
+    /// Enables padding selection indecis register
+    pub pad_selection_index_register: bool,
     /// Draw border around popups.
     pub popup_border: PopupBorderConfig,
     /// Which indent heuristic to use when a new line is inserted
@@ -1024,6 +1026,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             trim_final_newlines: false,
             trim_trailing_whitespace: false,
             smart_tab: Some(SmartTabConfig::default()),
+            pad_selection_index_register: false,
             popup_border: PopupBorderConfig::None,
             indent_heuristic: IndentationHeuristic::default(),
             jump_label_alphabet: ('a'..='z').collect(),
diff --git a/helix-view/src/register.rs b/helix-view/src/register.rs
index b2bb53ac2..af34588a6 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/register.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/register.rs
@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@ impl Registers {
             '#' => {
                 let (view, doc) = current_ref!(editor);
                 let selections = doc.selection(view.id).len();
+                let number_of_digits = if editor.config().pad_selection_index_register {
+                    selections.ilog10() as usize + 1
+                } else {
+                    0
+                };
                 // ExactSizeIterator is implemented for Range<usize> but
                 // not RangeInclusive<usize>.
-                Some(RegisterValues::new(
-                    (0..selections).map(|i| (i + 1).to_string().into()),
-                ))
+                Some(RegisterValues::new((0..selections).map(move |i| {
+                    format!("{:0width$}", i + 1, width = number_of_digits).into()
+                })))
             }
             '.' => {
                 let (view, doc) = current_ref!(editor);